Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Traveling

• Cut down on how much you use your – Car – Flying – Bus – And anything that runs on gas or diesel• Walk more or use your bike • Buy a hybrid car• If not buying a hybrid buy a small car that doesn’t use a

lot of gas

Buying Goods

• Buy organic foods• Eat more healthier foods– Don’t eat out once a week try like once a month– Eat more fruits and vegetables instead of junk

food– Drink milk and natural juices

School

• Get solar panel roofs so that it doesn’t use much heat and if we don’t have a heater then we wont have to burn oil and will save a lot of energy

• Also improve on the technology that kids use• Reduce the greenhouse gases so it don’t

pollute the air

Home

• Have your windows fit to double glazing• Fix draft excluders on your doors to keep heat

from escaping• Fit the carpet and the underlay• Use cavity wall insulation• Reduce your electronic appliances

Cars Themselves

• Keep your vehicle properly serviced• Buy a hybrid• Plan ahead on where you want to go to save

on gas and not waste it• Drive with the windows closed to reduce the

drag on the car• Just drive and don’t wait to heat up engine

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